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Overview: Excessive screen time has been associated with numerous adverse health outcomes. Join us for a look at a fascinating new study that explores how limiting screen time can increase physical activity in children. Listen to this brief podcast before you counsel your next patient on how screen time can affect their children’s (and their) health.

Episode resource links:

Pedersen J,et al. Effects of Limiting Recreational Screen Media Use on Physical Activity and Sleep in Families With Children: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2022 May 23:e221519

Screen Time and Children. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Children-And-Watching-TV-054.aspx

Guest: Alan Ehrlich MD, FAAFP